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3G technology attracting hi-tech TV sets

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KARACHI: With the launch of 3G technology in the country, not only smartphone handset companies are targeting customers in Pakistan but leading brand of electronics manufacturers have found it right time to introduce latest smart devices such as television (TV) set to cash on fever of technology enthusiastic customers. The TV set is one of […]


YouTube nowhere in sight

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ISLAMABAD: The government has yet not reached any decision regarding the opening of YouTube that it claimed will be opened soon in the country. Sources said the government sidelined the issue being powerless on the matter. Moreover it also has received suggestions from some quarters that it was better not to touch the issue as […]


Internet speed linked to pace of national development

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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Tuesday asked the government to take steps for rapid introduction of digital wisdom and computer-aided intelligence in Pakistan by auctioning 3G licences. Mobile phones are no more a basic communication tool but a device to change lives therefore foreign investors should be invited to set […]


Overtaken by 4G: Delay in sale of 3G licences

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PROCEDURAL issues and a complicated tendering process continue to delay the government’s plan to sell 3G telecom licences. It is depriving our access to a better technology which is available even to consumers in war-torn Afghanistan. New taxes on mobile phone users in the current budget are projected to further hold up the arrival of […]


Delays hang over Pakistan 3G lifeline

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s cash-strapped government has promised to sell 3G mobile telephone licences to raise revenue, match regional rivals and drive prosperity, but the process has been beset by delays. Even Afghanistan, Pakistan’s far less developed western neighbour with a weaker economy and more fragile state, has the technology. But Pakistani consumers struggle to transfer data […]


IT & telecom sector’s issues to be resolved: Anusha

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ISLAMABAD: After listening to the problems faced by the IT and telecom sector, Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman held a meeting with Pakistan Telecom Authority here on Wednesday to address the issues faced by the sector. In a meeting with the Minister, CEOs of telecom companies had raised several issues faced by […]


3G a big opportunity for information technology companies

KARACHI: The 3G (Third Generation) technology is a big opportunity for information technology companies in Pakistan as they have a crucial role in the launch and operation of the high-speed and heavy data technology to millions of cellular users across the country. This was stated by Pakistan and South Asia Growth Economy (West) Managing Director […]